number ofcommunity college students who successfully transfer to an engineering major at a 4-yearinstitution, b) improve the transfer student experience and persistence in engineering byproviding co-curriculum cohort activities, c) promote increased graduation rates and d) fosterparticipation in STEM careers and/or graduate studies.UC Irvine Pathways to Engineering Collaborative: a S-STEM programIn 2019, the NSF-funded UC Irvine Pathways to Engineering Collaborative was established atthe University of California, Irvine (UCI) and its community college partner Irvine ValleyCollege (IVC) to help low-income students from diverse backgrounds to successfully transfer toand persist in an undergraduate engineering program.The S-STEM program provides
and higher studentsatisfaction. Future efforts will seek to measure outcomes more systematically though surveysadministered in students’ senior year and comparative writing assessments.AcknowledgementThis work is supported by NSF S-STEM #1833983.References[1] B. Pepin, R. Biehler and G. Gueudet, “Mathematics in Engineering Education: a Review of the Recent Literature with a View towards Innovative Practices,” International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, vol. 7, (2), pp. 163-188, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-021-00139-8[2] J. L. Craig, N. Lerner and M. Poe, “Innovation Across the Curriculum: Three Case Studies in Teaching Science and Engineering Communication,” IEEE
above in FIG 8. It was worthnoting that five of the seven ultrasonic sensors were placed on the bumper while the other twowere supported and connected on edge of the chassis between the rear and front wheels. Placementfor and wiring from the hall effect sensor and temperature sensors were also carried out in a similarfashion. The IMU was soldered to the breadboard itself. Once this was done, the Elegoo 2650Board itself was wired up onto the Raspberry Pi. Housing for batteries and payload which werepreviously manufactured during chassis design could also be used now to power the Raspberry Pi,Servo, and the Motor. A fully connected and set-up self-driving RC Car designed by a studentteam can be seen in FIG 10(a) and FIG 10(b) below. FIG 10(a
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Paper ID #36941Board 205: A Web-Based Writing Exercise Employing Directed Line ofReasoning Feedback for a Course on Electric Circuit AnalysisProf. James P. Becker, Montana State University, BozemanDr. Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah Dr. Hacker is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology and participated in both the Learning Sciences Program and the Reading and Literacy Program.Christine Johnson ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Web-Based Writing Exercises for a Course on Electric Circuit AnalysisAbstractThe use of writing-based exercises in a circuit analysis
Paper ID #37223The Danger of a Single Story: A Critical and Holistic Account ofRachel’s Experience in Computing for Broadening ParticipationMrs. Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University Nivedita is pursuing her Ph.D. in Engineering & Computing Education at Florida International Univer- sity. She has a computer science and engineering background as well as K-12 teaching. She thinks about creating an inclusive learning environment using critical and feminist frameworks in undergraduate engineering and computing classrooms.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor
Paper ID #40802A Longitudinal Engineering Education Study of a Holistic EngineeringPedagogy and Holistic Design Thinking Methodology on PostsecondaryStudent Academic Success and RetentionMark Povinelli, Syracuse University Dr. Mark Povinelli was the Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurial Leadership in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. He is currently an adjunct professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches in the Ren´ee Crown University Honors Program at Syracuse University. Dr. Povinelli is the New
, with 0.5 increments and their ranking results wereaveraged for each image to reduce the bias of a single organizer. The aggregate standarddeviation of these scores was found to be ±0.21. The three inter-raters were two Ph.D. studentsand a recent Ph.D. graduate all specializing in the field of bio-inspired design. They had all takenthe graduate-level course “Bio-Inspired Engineering Design,” and one of them was serving as aTeaching Assistant for the course. Figure 2. Unsorted images for Gecko (similar set up was used for Snake). The outline border color represents the reference from a particular team. Team A (red), Team B (blue), and Team C (yellow).The team T-Charts were scored by the inter-raters using two criteria from the
). 𝑘3 𝐶𝑂2 + 2𝑀𝐸𝐴 ↔ 𝑀𝐸𝐴𝐶𝑂𝑂− + 𝑀𝐸𝐴𝐻 + (𝑅 − 1)First, the zwitterion is formed (MEAH+COO-) as shown in reaction 2 (R-2). Then, it undergoesdeprotonation by a base B (R-3). The main contribution to the deprotonation of the zwitterioncomes from MEA (amine) since the deprotonation ability depends on the concentration of thebase B (R-4). The other species like OH-, HCO3-, and H2O have negligible concentrations anddon’t contribute to deprotonation [14]. Thus, MEA will act as the base B in reaction 3 (R-3). 𝑘1 𝐶𝑂2 + 𝑀𝐸𝐴 ↔ 𝑀𝐸𝐴𝐻 + 𝐶𝑂𝑂− (𝑅 − 2
first-year engineering curriculum completewith a computer programming for engineers course and an engineering design course. Thepedagogy for both courses is built on the concept of active, hands-on learning designed to impartknowledge in a given subject area while developing collaboration and cooperation among first-year students. The two hands-on activities presented in this paper were originally designed anddeveloped for first-year students. The “Sound Activity” was first implemented in the computerprogramming for engineering students course in Fall 2019 and modified to its current state (SeeAppendix A.) in Spring 2021. The accompanying worksheet (See Appendix B.) is used by studentsto collect data and submit for grading. The activity is
the cohort 1 (a) and cohort 2 (b) sessions of the department facultyteaching retreat. Table 2 summarizes the number of individuals in each session and the Freemandegree centrality associated with each session’s Fig. 4 interaction network. The cohort 1 and cohort2 sessions were both found to be decentralized, validating the unstructured rotation phase’s goalof the Antigua Forum format. The low centrality score (close to zero) indicates that almost everyparticipant interacted with a larger number of other participants. Comparing the centrality scoresof the Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 sessions, it is evident the Cohort 2 session had more uniqueconversation interactions occurring. This trend is also somewhat visible in Fig. 4, with moreparticipants in
essential step in preparingstudents for international robotics competitions in multicultural teams. By considering thediversity of the students and incorporating a mix of theoretical and practical components, educatorscan help students to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to succeed. (a) Team member building the (b) Team members building the robot shooter robot lifter (c) Team members building the robot base and intake mechanism (d) Team member working on team shirt and logo design Figure 2 (a-d): Sub-teams formation based on students' skills3.3 Phase Three: Robot TestingAs
higher course grades in a material and energy balancestextbook [19]. In particular, A/B students tended to complete 95-100% of the reading, whileC/D/F students tended to complete 70-95%. However, the causal nature of this relationship hasyet to be explored. Also, data from more engineering textbooks, other than the three consideredin this paper, could be analyzed to produce a better understanding of student engagement for theengineering discipline.References[1] E. H. Hobson, “Getting students to read: Fourteen tips,” IDEA Paper #40 from ideaedu.org, 2004. [Online]. Available: http://www.ideaedu.org/Portals/0/Uploads/ Documents/IDEA Papers/IDEA Papers/Idea_Paper_40.pdf. [Accessed: Dec. 2016].[2] M. W. Liberatore, K. E. Chapman
and game developers should valuediversity to increase public access to technology, computer science and game developmentproducts.”The original VDEIE was rated on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = completely disagree to 7 =completely agree) and validity evidence was obtained through both EFA and CFA approaches[6]. The four-factor solution representing students’ valuing of diversity to a) Serve CustomersBetter, and b) Fulfill a Greater Purpose and their willingness to act inclusively by a) PromotingHealthy Behaviors, and b) Challenging Discriminatory Behaviors on teams showed strongvalidity and reliability evidence both initially and across time ([6]).Due to the valid and reliable nature of the VDEIE and its ability to accurately reflect
result, the students develop a potential solution and/or prototype considering the market and user in the engineering design process. b. Industry: Similar to a senior design capstone project, an industry-sponsored project allows underclassmen to engage early in the engineering design process. Each project has milestones that the students must complete throughout the year. There is an industry technical advisor that meets with each group, as well as a technical lead at the school to ensure deliverables are met. The advantage to this track over senior design projects is that because not all students are seniors, companies can introduce multi
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Paper ID #38816Design and Evaluation of Modules to Teach PLC Interfacing ConceptsDr. Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. His research interests include automation, robotics, cyber-manufacturing and Industry 4.0; optical/infrared imaging and instrumentation; micro/nano manufacturing; and design of technology for engineering ed- ucation. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M
Paper ID #38319Board 354: Organizational Partnerships S-STEM Research HubDr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech David Knight is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation and Director of Research of the Academy of Global Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems- level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts.Dr. Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech
Americans, American Indians orAlaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders) primarily at theundergraduate…and post-baccalaureate levels” [5]. The five “program priorities [of LSAMP]are…(a) increase individual student engagement, retention and progression to baccalaureatedegrees for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, (b) enable successful transfer ofunderrepresented minority students from two-year to four-year institutions in STEM programs(c) increase access to high quality STEM mentoring and undergraduate and graduate researchexperiences, (d) facilitate seamless transition of underrepresented minority students into STEMgraduate programs and degree completion and (e) stimulate new research and learning onbroadening
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such further processes enables students to access the highestlevels of cognitive processes in Bloom’s taxonomy, by enabling designing and constructing anovel device.References1. Harrington, C. and T. Zakrajsek, Dynamic lecturing : research-based strategies to enhance lecture effectiveness. First edition. ed. The excellent teacher series. 2017, Sterling, Virginia: Stylus.2. Freeman, S., et al., Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2014. 111(23): p. 8410-8415.3. Golter, P., B. Van Wie, and G. Brown. Comparing Student Experiences And Growth In A Cooperative, Hands On, Active, Problem Based Learning
examinedfour cohorts of students for three semesters: (a) fall 2018 sophomore students, (b) fall 2019sophomore students, (c) fall 2018 junior students, and (d) fall 2019 junior students. Thesophomore and junior students’ persistence was tracked over a period of three semesters— thusthe pre-COVID-19 cohorts (i.e., fall 2018 cohorts) did not have their education disrupted overthis time frame (fall 2018 to fall 2019) by COVID-19 while the COVID-19 cohorts (i.e., fall2019 cohorts) did have their education disrupted in spring 2020. Next, due to our large sample,we were able to break down and examine student persistence rate by student demographic groups(i.e., gender, financial need, first generation status, and race/ethnicity).Plan of Analysis We
well they felt fundamental topics related to course outcomes were achieved. B. The level of benefit that the hands-on activities provided in helping to learn each fundamental topic outcome. C. How well they felt the applications related to course outcomes were achieved. D. The level of benefit that the hands-on activities provided in helping to learn each application outcome. E. Open-ended questions related to the structure, contents, and projects in the course.Responses for sections A – D in the survey were in the form of 5-point Likert scale values. Insections A and C, students rated the level of achievement for each listed outcome with 1 -outcome not achieved at all, 2 - outcome only slightly achieved, 3 - outcome
if a person is identifiedaccurately. Furthermore, the performance test demonstrated that the current prototype recognizesup to 137 faces in the uploaded image and responses within 1 second when recognizing less than20 faces.The acceptance survey results of using the application in terms of the students’ comfortabilityabout the potential personal privacy problems and improving learning environment in terms ofengagement and willingness to engage in asking and answering questions during lectures werecollected from 40 students. Appendix B provides details of the survey and its results.In the survey, students where asked “Are you comfortable with your name being called in classby instructor?”. Figure 4(a) shows the outcome of this question where
arediscussed.1. Introduction1.1 Overview and Scope of the Interest in Engineering StudyResearchers in Engineering Education at J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University ofLouisville (UofL) are in the preliminary stages of a multi-year study aimed at exploring theeffectiveness of a formal, makerspace-based course in increasing engineering retention amongfirst-year undergraduate, engineering students. Specifically, the study explores the impact of theinterest-in-engineering (IIE) construct on engineering student retention by examining howstudents’ experiences in a formal makerspace-based course can influence their interests in coursefeatures and engineering in general. The aforementioned makerspace course is titled EngineeringMethods, Tools
in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer and leader of the Reactor Electrical division on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Matt is an honors graduate of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, a Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023S T E M-b a s e d U nive r sity P at h way En c ou r a g ing Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy
publication.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to appreciate the financial support from the National Science Foundationvia award #2107140, # 2110760 and the Department of Energy via award DENA0003987, alsothe RISE grant from the Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University.References[1] J. Lee, B. Bagheri, and H.-A. Kao, "A cyber-physical systems architecture for industry 4.0-based manufacturing systems," Manufacturing letters, vol. 3, pp. 18-23, 2015.[2] Y. Huang, M. C. Leu, J. Mazumder, and A. Donmez, "Additive manufacturing: current state, future potential, gaps and needs, and recommendations," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, vol. 137, no. 1, 2015.[3] B. Motyl, G. Baronio, S. Uberti, D. Speranza, and S
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second and third-year students andnearly 50% of fourth year students also agreed their instructor explained the design process in anew way, indicating that students are not receiving consistent instruction on the engineeringdesign process across the curriculum (Q9 results).Faculty SurveyThe faculty of the ME program completed a survey to assess and summarize how the designprocess is currently being taught across the curriculum. The ME faculty is comprised of 7 full-time faculty members, 6 tenured or tenure-track and one lecturer. All faculty memberscompleted the survey (Appendix B). The results of the survey are summarized in Table 4.The ME program at UVU includes 23 mechanical engineering courses; 20 of these are corerequirements and 3 are